Support for milking pails



Dec. 17, 1929. s. HOHULIN 1,739,674

SUPPORT FOR MILKING FAILS Filed April 13. 1928 Zlwuewtoc ado-awe q 'will be self adjusting and which will grip Patented Dec. 17; 1929 rots * -SALMUEL 'I-IOI-IUL'IN', or 'GOODFIELD, rtnmoisi inj nqiscn'umonnn' ADMINISTRATOR or SAID SAMUEL HoHULIm nE'oEAsED SUPPORT FOR MILKING PAILS Z'Ih-is invention 1 pertains to a support or I that member must often be setdown in" dirty stand for milking pails, being directed particularly to a stand for holding a milk pailhp p, y

- oriless-filth being pickedv up by it.-

during milking.

The main object of the invention is to provide a simple form of support or stand in which a milking pail may be placed andheld, and which will support the latter at a proper height during milking and also by which the pail is kept clean and sanitary by being supported above the floor or ground.

Another object is to provide a support or stand in which a pail or bucket can be placed I and held preferably by friction, said stand being so constructed that the said pail or bucket can be supported at a proper work-r the proper tilt toward the cows udder.

Still another object is that of furnishingv a simple support or stand of low cost that a pail frictionally and which can be carried suspended from the latter.

Besides these objects, the invention is r directed to certain details of construction by which the named objects can be realized.

In the appended drawing forming part r hereof,

Figure 1 is a plan of my milking pail support.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same showing part of a pail mounted therein, and

with parts broken away to better show de- .-iI1I that-it extends a. greater distance. above the-plane of the ring than do thesaid legs 2.

tailed structures, and

Figures 3 and 4 are perspectives of portions of certain parts entering into the construction of my device.

In hand milking operations it is customary for the person doing the milking to support the pail between the knees while holding it at an angle or slanted toward the cows udder. However, if the udder chances to hang very low then it is usual for the operator to hold the pail between the ankles but in slanted position as before to the udder that the milk streams can be properly directed into the pail.

In addition, it is necessary in preparing for milking and often afterwards, to relinquish the pail so that certain duties can be performed and as the operator cannot always 2192s.. Serial K021269563.

find a clean place. in which to stand the pail laces and becomes wholly unsanitary, more Having in view the inconvenience of holding -thejpai-hjthei danger of dropping it, or .ofgspillin'g; itscontents', as-well as the unclean conditions that so often arise, I-have devised theidevice herein shown. andrto be described and which in practice. has been found-to be of, great assistance and readily adaptable to use. A p g ulnlthe said drawingthe character 1 denotes a ring OI fhOOP' preferably of metal, having attached thereto a.- series -of legs 2' and 3,

three oftheml beingfound best for the puring height, and by which it can be given 'g pose,-l the same beingabout evenly spaced yaroundthe ring, formingaztripod. The legs 2, one offwhich is bestshownin Figure 2, are

prefer ably strips of.-metal flying at right I angles'to .the plane rof thej ring in uprightposi- =tions vand secured rigidly to "the. latter b rivetsi l for .fiexa-mple. These legs I extend both." aboveand. below :the ring and support the-same-aboveany surface upon which the fdevice is; placed. The upper extensions of the legsaredongest and arepreferably curved outwardly at their upper extremes and each i' has an ear; 5'whichfmay be struck up therefromxa's-perhapsbest showniin Figure 4, said .,.e ars, extending: inwardly toward the center ofthe ring as in Figure 1-.

The leg 3 is sim'larto-the legs but longer It hasan ear 6 similarto the ears 5 described,

. 'it beingnoted thatit lies considerably above the -Alevel of flthe latt'er two for a purpose to be made known. -Again, the leg 3 not rigidly secured to the ring 1 butmerely lies againsttlie same. A bolt 7 extendsthrough the; leg andthe ri ng and isprovided with a nut 8 spaced inwardly from the. :ring, a com pressionspring. 9. being interposed between h tw i Thebolt is slightly less in diameter than "the holes in said parts to permit the leg to "-IOCl with respect to the ring, or. so that the upperextremity of the said leg may move in a line drawn therefromv through the rings as shown in Figure 3, which is that of slitting the ring 1 at positions at each side of the leg as at 10 and forcing the resultant corners out-.

ward at each side of such leg forming abutments 11 which engage opposite edges of that member preventing it from swinging edgewise on said bolt 7.

In Figure 2, the reference numeral 12 denotes a portion of a pail whose bottom rests upon the ear 6 of the leg 3 and upon the ears 5 of the legs 2, but one of which latter is shown in this figure, of course, the other lying beyond and behind the one illustrated. However, these ears 5 and 6 provide a three-point support for the pail, it being observed that the ear 6 since lying at a higher level than the others inclines the pail at an angle toward the cows udder during milking;

Since the two legs 2 maybe fixed on the ring, as explained, while the leg 3 is, in effect, pivotally attached or permitted to rock outwardly, and since, also, the upper ends of all of thelegs may be outwardly flared, especially that of the leg 3, it is clear that the pail may be first placed upon the two ears 5 and then by pushing its opposite side downwardly against the outwardly flared portion of said leg 3 the pail will force the latter outward and then drop upon the ear 6," the spring acting to return the leg to engage the pail and thus all of the legs frictionally secure said pail to the device, and the pail may be carried about with the said device hanging therefrom.

elevation on the leg of which it is a part than do the portions of the other legs.

2. A support for a milking pail comprising a ring, a plurality of upright legs spaced around the same, a bolt extending through one of the legs and the ring, a spring compressed between the ring and a part of the bolt for holding the leg elastically against 7 p v.

SAMUEL HOHULIN.

In use the stand may rest upon the floor I supporting the pail clear of the same, and at the proper angle, depending upon the desired difference in height between the said ears 5and6.

The device may be made to support the pail at any desired height to suit the needs, i. e.,

V to accommodate uddersthat hang high 'or low, and while I have described and shown but one way of constructing the said" device and but one way of attaching and controlling the leg 3, it is to be understood that it is not;

my intention to be confined to that particular showing. As an example the legs may all be rigidly attached to the ring and be flexible as accomplishing the desired end.

I claim: o 1. A support for a milking pail'comprising a ring, a pair of spaced upright legs afiixed 3 each leg including an ear near its upper end extending into the space-inward from the legs, one of the named ears lying at a higher 

